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Kim Jong-il... what a man!

Even before his birth, the future leader of North Korea was triggering miracles. Official biographers say his birth in a cabin on the slopes of Baekdu Mountain in February 1942 was foretold by a swallow and heralded by a double rainbow. When he was born, a new star appeared in the night sky.

The first time he picked up a golf club, in 1994, Kim reportedly shot a 38-under par round on North Korea's only golf course, including 11 holes-in-one. He then decided to retire from the sport for ever.

Kim has the ability to alter the weather simply through the power of thought.

The fledgling leader was a genius as an infant, with official North Korean biographies stating that he had learned to walk at just 3 weeks and was talking at 8 weeks.

As a junior high school pupil in Pyongyang, he corrected and chastised his teachers for their incorrect interpretations of history.

Kim wrote six full operas in two years, ''all of which are better than any in the history of music,'' according to his official biography.

He designed the Tower of the Juche Idea, a 170-metre tower in the east bank of the River Taedong in central Pyongyang that is topped by a glowing red flame.

Kim's official biography also claims that he wrote 1,500 books during his time at Kim Sung Il University, from where he graduated in 1964.

According to the Korea Central News Agency, Kim is an expert on all aspects of the film industry and ''improved the scripts and guided the production'' of the movie ''Diary of a Girl Student.'' His favourite movies are reportedly ''Friday the 13th,'' ''Rambo'' and anything starring Elizabeth Taylor.

Kim reportedly employs a servant to inspect every grain of rice that is served to him. Any with the most minor of flaws is discarded.

''The North said it would place Kim's body in the Kumsusan memorial palace in Pyongyang and that his funeral would be on December 28. No entertainment will be allowed during an 11-day mourning period, and the country will accept no ''foreign delegations hoping to express condolences'', it said.''

whatever the regime tells them to I guess. Kim jong-un would probably like them to do another mas gymnastic demonstration to celebrate his ascension. I'd still like to know why his two older brothers were passed over, they must have really annoyed Kim Jong-il.

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''North Korea has also claimed Kim’s death generated a series of spectacular natural phenomena, creating a mysterious glow atop a revered mountain, cracking a sheet of ice on a lake with a loud roar and inspiring a crane to circle a statue of the nation’s founder before perching in a tree and drooping its head in sorrow.''